Shelton v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

The conviction is for the offense of assault with intent to murder. The penalty assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for two and one-half years.

We take a synopsis of the facts from the brief of the state’s attorney as follows:

“The appellant and the injured party were classmates at St. Phillips College for about two years and four months, and prior to the transaction out of which this prosecution grew appeared to have been on friendly terms. They were both colored residents of the City of San Antonio.

“On the night of the occurrence one garfield mitchell, who operated…